match made in heaven there bud !
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match made in heaven there bud !
Spent a long time looking for this bus, couple of yrs of looking at sus vehicles.
The previous owner had a car accident and lost a leg, Mav is manual so unfortunately couldn't drive it anymore.
Poor fella felt very sorry for him, but that's life I guess, gotta roll with the punches.
Stock from dealer only acc's were.
Alloy b-bar.
Extractors.
LPG.
H-reese tow bar
pioneer cd player and 4 speakers.
not yet fitted 2nd hand side steps.
Mav's Wife's run-about and Horse float tow vehicle.
std springs and shocks were first to go.
2" h-duty + bags and shocks .
H-duty springs were 2 stiff for a baby in car seat baby was bouncing up under the belts.
We opted for Lpg spring instead 2' rear and about 1' front smoother ride and bags as backup when float is on.
I've fitted.
Side steps
Pertronic 1.
elec brakes .
Steer Damper.
ext rear lower trailing arms.
new rubber bushes throughout.
2 Deg caster correction poly.
Morreys oil dripper system,custom mtd.
wrapped-insulated the extractors.
alarm system.
windows tinted, rear wagon section have static see through sheet instead of tint.
Iridium spark plugs.
clutch slave.
front cal kits.
slotted discs
kevlar reinforced pads.
front swivel and hub bearings + seals.
replaced mismatched exhaust pipe sizes between mufflers with 2" 1/2 pipe.
water pump, stock thermostat.
reco radiator and flush system.
14" thermo fan to replace smaller std one.
various fittings and hoses.
Extra earths leads to battery from lpg and engine.
crystal front lights with +20% h4's.
stalker spotties and converted to Hid 4500k.
repainted gutters for better protection.
both front window winders.
All the usual stuff oils grease etc.
and sure plenty more I could list.
Sorry to hear you haven't got your name on papers, but cheer up you may get to ride in it one day.................LOL
I'll be dammed if I was only allowed to repair it and not get behind the wheel.
Na Just kidding, I drive it every couple of days.
And It's in my name.
Probably should put it in better half's name for insurance Shannons are the best out there.
both the cars are with em, happy as larry with cover and price
Fitted brake bias ext for 2".
but with a softer lift "LPG" spring ext not needed .
only need to adjust arm for these coils.
but will leave it on as 1 day may refit h/d coils and go bush who knows.lol
Jaycar battery monitor.
fitted into side of cluster.
kit $18.
bits n pce $30.
UHF now fitted and went off rd towing camp trailer.
left Mon came back following Mon.
Had a bloody fantastic time.
1/2 hr out of Dungog, in state forest, Coachwood camp grounds.
Plan to do it again soon.
Mav went bush, nice rocky terrain nothing hard just tight quarters at times.
Ended up at this water hole basically carved in stone.
Must say very happy how well Mav holds its own off rd with a rd bias type tyre.
Oh, forgot new holes in front bar are for some projector lights I have laying around have to get alloy brackets and covers welded in then fit up.
h'duty 120 amp cable and auto reset-able fuse box for power out back.
portable comp I got for chrissy. 100 psi 100% duty cycle mtr
80 amp cable and fuse box under dash almost fitted.
with that going to bypass std wiring for CD player, radio, elec brake etc
nice ride mate
Is that battery monitor for your main or aux? Stupid question, I am assuming you could hook it up to either?
Never stupid.
only main, suppose you could switch between 2 bats if you set it up that way.
or make 2 kits and remote mt boards and use computer ribbon to run the Leds to the dash.
it also monitors for over voltage, so if alternator over charging you can tell straight away.
last Led is red = over voltage.